A 46-year-old member asked:
how come people with diabetes sometimes have to see a diabetes specialist?
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Dr. Steven Watry answered
20 years experience General Practice
Inadequate treatment: You may not be responding to treatment as expected, or may be non-compliant. Your pcp may want backup, or more complete diagnostic testing.. If your glucose levels are not well managed, please consider seeing a specialist
Answered on Feb 1, 2019
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Dr. Stanley Schwartz answered
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If control achieved: without low blood sugars, not necessary- otherwise diabetes specialists know the newer medicines more than most primary care MDs
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Dr. Albert E. Klitzke answered
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Both: It is best to see both as the regular md will be monitoring your over all health and keeping you up to date on tetanus, shingles vaccines, cancer chec ... Read More
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A 45-year-old member asked:
Dr. Sewa Legha answered
50 years experience Medical Oncology
Endocrinologist: Most diabetes is best treated in a diabetes clinic. Most such clinics are run by a specialist called endo-crino-logist.
A 29-year-old member asked:
Dr. Harris Cohen answered
21 years experience Family Medicine
Gestational DM: This should be managed with your obstetrician, sometimes in conjunction with a maternal-fetal medicine subspecialist.
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